John 13:12 (NKJV) 12 So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you?
I find it interesting that Jesus asked this question, “do you know what I have done to you?”.
It’s always important to know why Jesus did what He did.
He never said or did something without a reason.
Even today in our personal lives, everything He does for us has a meaning to it. We should know why, and if we don’t know, we need to find out.
After washing their feet, Jesus wanted to know if the disciples knew what He had just done to them.
Why?
Because if they truly knew what He had done, it would be because they had a deep understanding.
They would see beyond the simple act of foot washing and understand the true meaning behind it, and they would walk it out in their own lives.
If we went to a class and were taught all day long, but we didn’t understand what we were being taught, what good would it do us?
It wouldn’t do us any good!
We would have knowledge but no understanding to use it properly and make a difference with it.
Not knowing why we do what we do is pointless.
Jesus was setting an example for them.
He, being their teacher, was serving them by washing their feet. His example was to teach them humility and servanthood, two things all believers need to walk in.
We need to keep this position in our hearts no matter who we are or become.
John 13:15 (NKJV) 15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.
Washing someone’s feet is a humbling task to perform, and also very humbling to receive if we have the right heart.
It’s in this state of humility we must remain in all that we do.
Jesus doesn’t expect us to go around literally washing feet all day. It’s about the state of our heart, where we must remain humble as we do the work of God.
We should not expect others to serve us. We need to take that role and be the servant we have been shown and called to be.
Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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